The Outcome
Reconstruction Era (1865-1877):
The American Civil War ended in a Union victory in 1865. The time period after the American Civil War was called the Reconstruction Era. Its purpose was to rebuild the nation by uniting the Northern and Southern States to form the United States of America again. It was also a time to rebuild the Southern economy. After the war ended, about 4 million slaves were freed and this corrupted the Southern economy. President Andrew Johnson was in office at this time and he believed that the Southern States should rebuild themselves and establish their own laws. This leniency was the cause of discrimination towards freed slaves and people of color in the south. Black codes were passed by State Legislators in the south enraging northerners. President Johnson was later impeached in 1868 because he vetoed bills, such as the Civil Right Bills and the Freedmen's Bureau. After Jackson's impeachment, the Civil Rights Act was passed. In 1870, all Confederate States were admitted back into the Union and more African Americans gained a voice in the government. This enraged many white supremacies and caused violent attacks and protest mainly in Southern States. Groups like the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) formed in order to attack people of color who questioned white authority. Reconstruction ended in 1877 with the compromise of 1877, when Republican control ended in the states' governments in the south.
Amendments:
15th Amendment (March 30, 1870): Granted African American men the right to vote by saying that all citizens of the United States have the right to vote. Although this amendment was passed, the south still found ways to prevent them from voting. African Americans did not gain the right to vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
14th Amendment (July 28, 1868): Granted African Americans citizenship in the United States.
13th Amendment (December 6, 1865): Officially ended slavery.
The American Civil War ended in a Union victory in 1865. The time period after the American Civil War was called the Reconstruction Era. Its purpose was to rebuild the nation by uniting the Northern and Southern States to form the United States of America again. It was also a time to rebuild the Southern economy. After the war ended, about 4 million slaves were freed and this corrupted the Southern economy. President Andrew Johnson was in office at this time and he believed that the Southern States should rebuild themselves and establish their own laws. This leniency was the cause of discrimination towards freed slaves and people of color in the south. Black codes were passed by State Legislators in the south enraging northerners. President Johnson was later impeached in 1868 because he vetoed bills, such as the Civil Right Bills and the Freedmen's Bureau. After Jackson's impeachment, the Civil Rights Act was passed. In 1870, all Confederate States were admitted back into the Union and more African Americans gained a voice in the government. This enraged many white supremacies and caused violent attacks and protest mainly in Southern States. Groups like the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) formed in order to attack people of color who questioned white authority. Reconstruction ended in 1877 with the compromise of 1877, when Republican control ended in the states' governments in the south.
Amendments:
15th Amendment (March 30, 1870): Granted African American men the right to vote by saying that all citizens of the United States have the right to vote. Although this amendment was passed, the south still found ways to prevent them from voting. African Americans did not gain the right to vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
14th Amendment (July 28, 1868): Granted African Americans citizenship in the United States.
13th Amendment (December 6, 1865): Officially ended slavery.